The Museum gives a unique opportunity not only to discover the history of Jewish people in Warsaw and Poland (in Poland in 1939 there were over 3 million Jews, 9.14% of the total population). It also helps to understand the Jewish community itself, its culture and migration patterns all over Europe.

What is available in English?

The whole website content.
The exhibition is bilingual – all the information and captions are both in Polish and English.
The museum staff (e.g. in the ticket office) speaks good English.
The audio guides are available in English, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Yiddish.
There is available an audio guide dedicated to families (children aged 6-12). Audio guides for families are available in Polish and English. The tour with audio guides for families is shorter, it lasts about 1 hour. It’s nice for parents to rent the same, family audio guide for themselves (not the adult version) as the audio guide will guide them and the kids along the same route and the whole family will have the same stops on tour. More in English about the family audio guides.

How to get there?

The Museum is located in Muranów area, Śródmieście district, the central part of Warsaw. Location on Google map.
By car: On weekends, visitors can park for free on Anielewicza Street and other small streets around the museum. On weekends, visitors can use the museum car park at Anielewicza Street, depending on the availability of places. On weekdays, the museum area is within the paid parking zone.
By public transport:
- By bus: 111, 180 (bus stop: Nalewki Muzeum),
- By tram: 15, 18, 35 (tram stop: Muranów); 17, 33 (tram stop: Anielewicza),
- By metro: Ratusz Arsenał stop (requires a 10-minute walk, about 1 km).

The Museum is closed on:

Tuesdays.
On selected public holidays, you will find current info on this section of Musuem’s website.

Tickets:

It is possible to buy tickets online, including family tickets.
Free admission: children up to the age of 7.
Free admission on Thursdays (it can be crowded).
Museum for 1 zloty: 1 PLN. For children aged 7-16 and for youth aged 16-26 who are still within the education system. Upon presentation of a valid student card of Polish schools and universities.
You will find current info about ticket prices on this section of Musuem’s website.

Where to have lunch or coffee?

There is a restaurant in the building of the Museum. Website in Polish and English.

King Matt’s Family Education Centre

In the Museum, there is a kids-dedicated space called King Matt’s Family Education Area (in Polish: Miejsce edukacji rodzinnej “U króla Maciusia”). It’s open for free (except for some family workshops) on weekends. To see the current program and opening hours for a given weekend, visit the website: https://www.polin.pl/pl/najblizszy-tydzien-u-krola-maciusia.
It’s dedicated to parents with children aged 0-10.
Here you can draw, play, read, and make music.

Other relevant information:

There is a museum store where you can buy also some general souvenirs from Warsaw and Poland.
When entering the Museum building, there is a security check.

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